Mike Casetta

4 POSTS
8 COMMENTS
I once tried to kick in the screen
of a 21” color tv wearing
my Tony Lama shit kickers.
The boot’s heel & slick sole
slid off the smooth glass
like I was dancing a one legged
boot scootin’ shuffle.
I was drunk on my ass
on the Saltillo tile floor.
He was Loathing in Las Vegas.
Elvis, the undercover,...
Longhaired strongman
divorced
weary of seeing
the horrors in the world
has hung up
his jaw-bone-of-an-ass
seeks a Delilah
for fun & bondage
will gladly turn your grind stone
& attend to your place of worship.
If you stand away from me
& I stand away from you
& you & you & you
many of us will need to walk on water
& cling to the cliffs on the sides of mountains.
Ex-city dwellers will spit plant pigments
over their hands onto the walls
& ceilings inside their caves
& people like...
I
a good talking to
a man sees his reflection
in the still water
this is how you look
to others
a fish jumps
this is how you look
when you talk
to yourself
you crazy motherfucker
II
comeuppance
a man takes himself out
behind the woodshed
cuts a switch
from the peach tree
that he planted
to attract the girls
& shouts, so you think
you are so smart
III
a...